Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes 1        against the windows,four in the shuttle and six in the 2       .

All that remains of NASA's final shuttle voyage is the touchdown,targeted for the 3       hours of Thursday back home in Florida. Its return 4        the 30-year run of a vessel that kept US astronauts flying to and from 5        longer than any other rocketship.

"Get her 6        safely and enjoy the last couple days in space shuttle Atlantis," the station's Mission Control 7        commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew.

Replied Ferguson: " It's been an incredible ride."

As a final salute,the space station rotated to provide never-before-seen views of the com?plex. Atlantis flew halfway around the outpost,cameras whirring aboard 8        craft to record the historic event.

Flight controllers savored (欣賞,品味) the dual TV images. "It must 9        pretty spectacu?lar," Ferguson said.

And it 10       :Atlantis sailing serenely (寧靜地,平靜地) against the black void of space,its pay load (有效載重,負(fù)載) bay wide open,and the space station,its huge 11        wings glow?ing golden 12        the sunlight.

As the lead team of flight controllers signed off for the very 13        time,the voice emanating (發(fā)出) from the shuttle's Mission Control cracked with emotion. Another team would take over late Tuesday for 14       .

To ensure their 15        return,the crew 16        one final survey of the shuttle,using the robotic arm and a lasertipped extension. Experts scrutinized (仔細(xì)檢查,細(xì)看) the images for signs of micrometeorite damage.

Atlantis 17       8 days at the space station and left behind a year's worth of supplies,insur?ance in the event commercial providers 18        delays in launching their own cargo ships.

It was the 37th shuttle 19      ,over more than 12 years,dedicated to building and 20        the space station ― the largest structure ever to orbit the planet.

(   ) 1. A. put   B. pressed   C. looked   D. squeeze

(   ) 2. A. home   B. station   C. base   D. airplane

(   ) 3. A. predawn   B. daytime   C. at dusk   D. midnight

(   ) 4. A. starts   B. closes   C. ends   D. begins

(   ) 5. A. space   B. universe   C. sky   D. orbit

(   ) 6. A. home   B. here   C. forward   D. straight

(   ) 7. A. recommended   B. told   C. suggested   D. advised

(   ) 8. A. all   B. some   C. every   D. both

(   ) 9. A. sound   B. seem   C. look   D. feel

(   ) 10. A. did   B. worked   C. accounted   D. acted

(   ) 11. A. beautiful   B. metallic   C. useful   D. solar

(   ) 12. A. under   B. beneath   C. in   D. against

(   ) 13. A. last   B. first   C. key   D. proper

(   ) 14. A. arrival   B. taking off   C. flying   D. landing

(   ) 15. A. secure   B. safe   C. reliable   D. harmless

(   ) 16. A. fulfilled   B. achieved   C. conducted   D. carried

(   ) 17. A. spent   B. took   C. paid   D. expend

(   ) 18. A. meet   B. face   C. encounter   D. contact

(   ) 19. A. purpose   B. mission   C. business   D. assignment

(   ) 20. A. preserving   B. possessing   C. supporting   D. maintaining

  BBACD    ABDCA   DCADB  CACBD

這是美國航天飛機(jī)亞特蘭蒂斯號完美的謝幕之旅的故事。

1. B本句的意思是"宇航員們臉緊貼著航天飛機(jī)和空間站的窗戶互相望著,依依不舍。" squeeze:多指從兩面或多面施加壓力來壓緊、壓碎或壓出水來。不符合本處題意。

2. B此處考查學(xué)生的閱讀理解和辯證邏輯能力。

3. A所有的工作重心此時瞄準(zhǔn)在周四凌晨返回到佛羅里達(dá)上來。這一時間是周密計算和安排好了的。

predawn是"凌晨"之意。

4. C這次飛行是一次告別之旅。排除start和begin;而end著重強(qiáng)調(diào)事情的完成。也指某種活動因達(dá)到目的而自然結(jié)束或由于某種原因而突然中止。

close:著重行為的終止或結(jié)束,不強(qiáng)調(diào)其目的。

5. D此處的意思是"往返于地面和軌道之間",而不是其他。雖然space也有道理,但這不是航天飛機(jī)的主要使命。

6. A根據(jù)上下文可知這里是指"平安返回"。

7. B控制中心給出的應(yīng)該是指令,不會是建議、忠告或推薦什么的。

tell在這略等于or?der。

8. D本句是指航天飛機(jī)和空間站這兩個飛行器。

craft為集合名詞,但可使用單數(shù)。

9. C此處涉及影像,因此要看上去很壯觀、很令人驚嘆的。

10. A A項表示"情況確實是這樣";B項表示"說話、做事起到效用";C項是"把……視為,歸咎(于) ";D項是行動表演奏效等。所以答案應(yīng)選A.

11. D太陽能電池板即空間站的太陽能飛行翼。

12. C "在光里"常用介詞in,如:in the sun,in the sunshine,in the shade等0

13. A此處為"最后時刻",因為這是亞特蘭蒂斯號航天飛機(jī)的最后一次飛行,同時也是飛離空間站的最后時刻。

14. D從邏輯上和上下文的行文中可知,另一隊人馬要做的事是晚些時候航天飛機(jī)的著陸事宜。

15. B safe,secure這兩個形容詞均可表示"安全的"之意。

safe:主要指人或物未受危險或損害。

secure:著重指由于環(huán)境等因素而使人產(chǎn)生的安全感,含可以不必?fù)?dān)心或害怕的意味。

16. C fulfill,conduct均含"做,執(zhí)行,實施,完成"之意。

fiilfiU:指履行和實現(xiàn)所許諾的、所期望或要求的事情,含最終完成的意味。

conduct:含"指導(dǎo),領(lǐng)導(dǎo),監(jiān)督"等意味。此處為"進(jìn)行/做了一項調(diào)查",應(yīng)選   C.

17. A亞特蘭蒂斯號航天飛機(jī)作主語有點擬人化的意味”因此不能選B;C不能用來表示花時間;expend通常指為某一專門目的而花費大量金錢、時間或精力,不符合題意。

18. C此處需要"面臨困境、困難"之意。

meet,face,encounter,contact這些動詞均有”遇見,會見,碰見"之意。

meet本義指雙方或多方從不同方向或相反方向做相對運動,最終相碰(遇) 。

face側(cè)重雙方靜止地面對面,或指充滿勇氣、信心和決心去正視人或事。

encounter通常指遇到困難或挫折,也指偶然或意外地相遇。

contact多指通過書信、電話或直接會面和別人聯(lián)系,口語用詞。因此C 項為正確答案。

19. B第37次飛行任務(wù)應(yīng)選B項;而purpose 只是"目的,決心,意圖"等;business是"商業(yè),事務(wù),生意";assignment是"分配,任務(wù),功課"。

20. D根據(jù)上下文可知,過去的12年里航天飛機(jī)對空間站的建設(shè)和維護(hù)、保養(yǎng)做出了卓越的貢獻(xiàn),應(yīng)選D項。 

preserve保存,保持; possess擁有,持有;support支持,供養(yǎng); maintain維持,維修,保養(yǎng)。

題目來源:高中英語丟分題每周一練高三全一冊 > Unit 2 Sailing the oceans

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